1、Look at the pictures below.What are their problems?losing their left legslosinghis armslosing her hearingn.听力；听觉听力；听觉losing her sight mental disabilityn.伤残；无力；无能伤残；无力；无能 Do you know anyone with a mental or physical disability?Does their disability make it difficult for them to do some things?What ha
2、ve they done to try to overcome these difficulties?Do you know these people below and what disease they have?How do they face their life with disabilities?Steven Hawkingphysicist/mathematicianfamous scientist known for his theory about black holes and big bangs:A Brief History of Timeborn mentally d
3、isabled with an IQ of a child famous conductorZhouzhoun.指挥指挥became disabled at the age of 5,taught herself English and took up writing in 1983.writerZhang HaidiThough named“杨光杨光”,he has lived in a worldof darkness since he was8 months old.Yang GuangsingerTai LihuadeafdancerWhat can you learn from th
4、em?Is it right for some members of society to get extra help because they have a disability?Look at the pictures and read what these people have achieved even though they each have a disability.The following list might help you.mental disability learning difficultyhearing problem difficulty with eye
5、sightbrain injury loss of an arm of a legDowns Syndrome infantile paralysiswalking difficultyn.视力视力 Rosalyn loves sports.She is proud to have taken part in competitions and to have broken a record by running two laps(800 metres)this year.Her ambition is to become part of the national team for the ne
6、xt Paralympic Games.n.跑道的一跑道的一圏圏n.雄心；野雄心；野心心 Richard has just passed his university entrance exams.He had the questions read to him and used dictation to give his answers into a special machine.He hopes to become a teacher.n.口授；听口授；听写写 Sally leads a busy life.She likes writing stories and playing ba
7、sketball.When shes free,she goes to the movies because the sound is always very loud.Although some may think the cinema is noisy,it is suitable for Sallys condition.adj.吵闹吵闹的的adj.适合适合的的 Gao Qiang loves acting.Last year he played a major part in the school play.Now his ambition is to become an actor.
8、He takes singing and dancing lessons after school.You are going to read an entry on a website called“Family Village”.It gives ordinary young people with a disability a chance to share their stories.Glance at the title and picture,then discuss with a partner:1.What kind of thing do you think people w
9、ould write about?People would share their stories with others,such as difficulties,sorrows and so on.2.Why do disabled people find the website beneficial?Through the site they can encourage one another and even get help from healthy people.adj.伤残的伤残的adj.有益有益的的Though he is a _ person,Marty never feel
10、s _ for himself and he _ his life.disabledsorryenjoysRead the text quickly and find the main idea of the whole text.Write a short summary for each paragraph.Paragraph 1:_ _Paragraph 2:_ _Paragraph 3:_ _An introduction to Marty and his muscle disease.How his disability developed.Marty met a lot of di
11、fficulties at school.Paragraph 4:_ _Paragraph 5:_ _How his life has become easier.The advantages of his disease.Scan the text and fill in the blanks._ _ _ that makes him very weak.a muscle diseasecant _ or _ stairs as quickly as other people,_ and drop things or bump into furnitureclumsyrunclimbto l
12、ive one day _ _ _ at a timeDiseasedifficultiesmottoPara 1adj.笨拙笨拙的的Why did the doctors cut out a piece of muscle from Martys leg?A.Because they could cure the disease by cutting it out.B.Because they wanted to use it as a specimen(标本标本).C.Because they would transplant(移植移植)the new muscle.D.Because t
13、hey wanted to find out the cause of the disease.Para 2切去切去Marty got poor result in school because of his _.A.absence from schoolB.being out of breath C.running a short wayD.resting half wayPara 3n.缺席缺席1.Martys ambition 2.Martys achievement 3.Martys hobby to work for a software firminvent a computer
14、football gamego to the movies and football matches,spend a lot of time with his petsPara 4n.公司公司1.Dont feel sorry for the disabled.2.Dont make fun of them.3.Dont ignore them.4.Accept them for who they are.5.Give them encouragement to live as rich and full a life as you do.Para 5Martys advice取笑取笑n.鼓励
15、鼓励Read Martys story again and fill in the table.problems caused by his disabilitywhat Marty does in spite of his disability1 weak and cant run or climb stairs as quickly as other1 enjoys writing and computer programming22clumsy and often drop things or bump into furnitureinvented a computer football
16、 gameproblems caused by his disabilitywhat Marty does in spite of his disability33cant play football and can only enjoy football matches from a bench at a stadiumlooks after petsproblems caused by his disabilitywhat Marty does in spite of his disability445has missed a lot of schoolDisability had hel
17、ped him grow stronger psychologically and become more independentfelt stupid because of being behind the other1.Marty has _ disease.A.a mental B.a muscle C.an eye D.a leg2.Whats Martys dream?A.Being a famous football player and representing his country in the World Cup.B.Being a doctor.C.Being a col
18、lege student.D.Being a basketball player.3.Which of the following is false?A.Although there are a few students who look down upon him,Marty never gets annoyed.B.Marty leads a meaningful life and does not feel sorry for being disabled.C.Marty only spends time with his pets and never with his friends.
19、D.Martys disability has made him more independent.4.From the passage we can infer that _.A.Marty asks others to feel sorry for him.B.Marty never loses heart.C.Marty is afraid of being made fun of D.Marty will not accept any encouragement because he has grown stronger.5.Which of the following is TRUE
20、?A.The doctor could give Martys disease a name.B.The doctor knew how to make Marty well.C.Someone in the world could cure the disease.D.No one could give Martys disease a name.6.When Marty says“I am one in a million”,he really means _.A.he is unique B.he has a rare disease C.he has a muscle disease
21、D.he lives a hard but happy life7.What is the tone of the text?A.Sad B.Happy C.Positive D.Negative1.What kind of person do you think Marty is?Discuss these questions in groups.Marty seems to be a fairly positive person who considers he has a good life.He is realistic about his disability,but does no
22、t let this stop him doing as much as he can.He is a psychologically strong,independent boy.2.What do you think is the most difficult thing that Marty has to deal with in his life?Missing lots of school,not being able to run around and play sports like other boys at his age,people not understanding t
23、hat he has a disability.3.What kind of thing does Marty do in order to make his life happy and satisfyingMarty keeps busy doing things that do not require physical strength,like computer programming.He has friends with whom he can go to movies and football matches and he has lots of pets.He also stu
24、dies hard.4.What can other people do to help Marty and others like him live a good life?They can accept people with disabilities like Marty for who they are rather than focus on their disability.They can encourage them to live rich and full lives.5.Why has his fellow students conduct changed towards
25、 Marty?6.How would your life change if you were to develop a muscle disease like Martys?Because they found that Marty was able to live as rich and full a life as everyone else.Open.What can we learn from Marty?Marty has a _ disease which makes him very weak.This disease is very _ that you could say
26、he is“one in a million”.The doctors dont know how to _ him better,but he is very _ and has learned to adapt to his disability.musclerare makeoutgoingadj.外向外向的的Before he was ten years old he was the _ as others.His dream was to become a _ football player.Then he started to get _ and _.The doctor chec
27、ked him,but no one knew the _ of his disease.sameprofessionalweakerweakernameOne problem is that he looks the same as others but he is actually _.He fell behind others every time he returned from an _.At high school life is a lot easier for him.His _ is to work for a software company when he grows u
28、p.weakabsenceambitionLast year he invented a computer _ game and a big company has decided to buy it from him.Though he is busy,he does have some hobbies,like going to the _ and football matches,spending a lot of time with his _.footballmoviespetsIn many ways his disability has helped him grow _ psychologically and become more independent.He believes that having a disability does not mean your life is not _.You should live as _ and _ a life as others do.stronger satisfyingrichfullRetell Martys story.Surf the Internet to learn more about the life of disabled people.
